To be honest, Xia Yu didn't quite understand it, but he knew that this work was sold for HK$35.38 million at Christie's Hong Kong Autumn Auction in 2011. It tripled in value after seven years, with an annualized interest rate of nearly 17%, which is more profitable than buying a house!
Xia Yu talks about money all the time. It can only be said that he is too vulgar. He doesn't understand art. However, art should also be measured by money. Especially after the artist dies, his works will be more valuable.
The impoverished Van Gogh was destined to never imagine that his works would be sold for tens of millions of US dollars hundreds of years later. If he had known, he would definitely have painted two more instead of committing suicide in despair.
There seems to be an episode in "Doctor of Science" that tells the story of Van Gogh traveling from history to 2010, but after knowing his achievements, he still chose to commit suicide when he returned to his original time and space.
Films and TV shows are just films and TV shows after all. No one knows what choice the real Van Gogh would make, but we have to admit that this is a really sad story.
While Xia Yu was daydreaming, his hands did not slow down. Seeing that the auction had entered a stalemate, he raised his hand to join the final battle.
He still prefers Impressionism in oil painting. Abstract painting is too abstract and seems even harder to appreciate than ancient Chinese ink paintings.
Its high auction price also makes people more likely to associate it with a certain Wash industry. Standing at his current height, Xia Yu knows a little about it, but he never touches such things that may cause trouble.
He only buys things he likes, such as these shiny little stones and some daily necessities. He is a thrifty person.
"One hundred million!"
Just like the ruby ring before, Xia Yu was not interested in haggling over hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, so he simply rounded up the amount and gave his own offer.
Everyone's attention was focused on Xia Yu again. After several auctions, he had become a mature figure. However, everyone was in the same circle, so the news would only be spread within the circle.
Just give a heads up to the media, and any news involving Xia Yu will never be leaked.
Liu Yiqun took the initiative to accept the interview because he wanted to become famous and become a real collector.
Xia Yu is different. He is still a primary school student in the collecting world. In addition, he is too young. If he buys a lot and the news gets out, people will only think that he buys blindly and wastes money.
This is the public opinion. Being rich is inherently sinful. Even if every penny you earn is clean, there will still be people who hate the rich. You have to establish a personal image.
This is the case with a certain father. He appears to be down-to-earth and approachable in major mainstream media, and his reputation is better than that of several other richest men. However, water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it, and it is not impossible for his personal image to collapse.
Xia Yu’s current personality is that of a rich second generation who works hard to start a business and has achieved some success. In the circle, he is the inspirational rich second generation created by Lao Xia. The one who truly controls the company is Comrade Lao Xia.
To be honest, this is much better than those families of students whose primary school students can register patents and win science and technology innovation awards, because making money is not shameful, but seeking fame is disgusting.
"Bang~~"
The final word was given, and the warmest applause of the day rang out at the scene. Xia Yu demonstrated with his strength what it meant to spend money lavishly, and he won the respect of his competitors.
Xia Yu quite likes the auction house. It is much more interesting than a casino because there is only gambling here, no gamblers.
We are all upper-class people who come here just to take some pictures for decoration at home. It is impossible for us to lose all our pants, but this is really possible in the casino.
The cheapest place to buy brand-name watches in Hong Kong and Macau is, of course, the pawnshops near Macau casinos. There are many mainland bosses who pawn their watches after losing a lot of money and want to make a last gamble to make up for their losses.
Take a gamble and trade your bicycle for a motorcycle. This is just a joke. The reality is that take a gamble and trade your Ferrari for a pile of debts.
The watches pawned by these bosses are not easy to sell. After all, the previous owners had bad luck. If they really want to sell them at a high price, they have to package them as 99% new for girls' personal use.
One is black and the other is black. People who buy second-hand electronic products will not buy second-hand brand-name watches.
The auction is over, stay and sign and pay with your credit card.
"Buzz~~"
The phone in his trouser pocket vibrated after a long time, and Xia Yu immediately realized that he had been upgraded.
He ignored it for the time being and only took out his phone when he was on the way back to the hotel.
[Qidian Reading (Specially Customized Version 3.0 for the Rich)]
[Host: Xia Yu]
Age: 21
[System Level: Lv17 (Each regular sign-in earns 20 million yuan)]
[Upgrade Experience: 300 million to 3 billion]
Finally, he reached Level 17. The changes after the upgrade were almost the same as he expected. The daily check-in salary doubled again to 20 million a day, and the experience value for upgrading to Level 18 also became 3 billion.
What can we do to spend these 3 billion?
Poverty has somewhat limited Xia Yu's imagination, but money has depreciated sharply these days, and 3 billion is really nothing. When the Airbus A380 was first launched in 2005, it only cost a few billion, and it would double to 3 billion in 2018. Buying one would be just enough for Xia Yu to upgrade.
However, he doesn't use Sherlock very often, and he doesn't need Sherlock II for the time being. He can try something else, such as building a private F1 race track.
The first phase of the Shanghai International Circuit cost 2.5 to 2.6 billion yuan. If Xia Yu built one himself, the price would definitely not be cheaper than this.
But the thing about this rich man is that he has everything that others have, and he also has things that others don't have. He currently only has a private car museum and a private library, and a private racing track can also be put on the agenda.
There are many qualified construction teams, and the steel bars and cement are easy to prepare, but it’s not easy to find a place, so let’s put it aside for now!
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